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wbstats::wbdatacatalog() triggers Error: API call executed successfully, but did not return expected json format

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Hi all: Thank you very much for this super useful package. It seems that since Tuesday (Feb, 8) the World Bank API acts up as at least for me calling...

joachim-gassen

Valid ISO3 codes excluded?

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Hi, thanks for the nice package first of all. I was comparing the result of downloading an indicator "GE.EST" through the wbstats package and by downloading as a csv from...

bluefoxr

Enable bulk loading or gracious failing if certain indicators are not available.

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Hello, thanks a lot for this package and the comprehensive access to World Bank statistics it provides. I am using this package in part to download large volumnes of indicators...

SebKrantz

Questions about installing this package?

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I am having problems installing this package, it said "Permission denied." How could I fix this problem? Thank you!

joufeihuang

progress info for "wb"?

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When I use `wb` to fetch data, sometimes it takes a lot of time and I don't know if it is working or not. As I understand, the function `wb`...

einian85

Namibia's iso2c code is treated as NA rather than "NA"

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Namibia's iso2c code is "NA", but wb_data returns missing instead of the string. Hence, you cannot merge on it. ``` wb_data("countries_only", indicator = c("SP.POP.TOTL", "SP.URB.TOTL"), mrv = 1, gapfill =...

cportner

maybe an `as_dt = TRUE` option added to the functions

jpiburn

As seen in this example call http://api.worldbank.org/v2/en/indicators?per_page=1&format=json

jpiburn

When I download headcount ratios I am seeing data updated with the new poverty thresholds, but the info on the indicators from `wb_cachelist` seems to be the old thresholds. For...

eteitelbaum

"Error: API call executed successfully, but did not return expected json format" when using wb_stat to download data

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Hello, when trying to download indicators using the command **wb_data** I receive the following error: _Error: API call executed successfully, but did not return expected json format_ For instance when...

JacopoDior